UVA Baseball: ‘Hoos begin six-game homestand Wednesday

UVA (9-10) commences a six-game home stand on Wednesday (March 20) to host UConn (11-6) in non-conference action at Disharoon Park. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the game will be carried live on ACC Network Extra.

Game Coverage

ACC Network Extra is available to authenticated subscribers of ESPN3 through WatchESPN and the ESPN app. Links to the broadcast and live stats are available on VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also get in-game updates on the Virginia baseball official twitter page (@UVABaseball)

Probable Pitching Matchup

• UConn: RHP Colby Dunlop (1-2, 12.96 ERA, 8.2 IP, 4 BB, 5 SO)
• Virginia: RHP Zach Messinger (1-0, 2.08 ERA, 8.2 IP, 9 BB, 8 SO)

Leading Off

• Wednesday is the start of a six-game home stand, the second shortest stint at Disharoon Park this season.
• Virginia and UConn will meet for the first time since 1986. Virginia holds a 3-2 edge in an all-time series that was first played on April 9, 1963 at Lambeth Field.
• Virginia is 21-6 at home and 39-8 overall against non-conference opponents over the past two seasons.
• UConn is the third member of the current American Athletic Conference Virginia has faced in the last years (UCF – 2018; East Carolina – 2016). Brian O’Connor is 14-6 against current AAC foes.
• The Huskies have yet to play a home game this season and are fresh off the program’s first ever four-game sweep, taking all four against Michigan State this past weekend in Greenville, S.C. UConn has won seven of its last eight games.